INTEREST, AWARENESS, AND PERCEPTIONS OF GENETIC TESTING AMONG HISPANIC FAMILY MEMBERS OF BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS

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OBJECTIVE: To provide a preliminary description of the interest, awareness, and perceptions of genetic testing among Hispanics with a family history of breast cancer DESIGN: This cross-sectional pilot study used interpersonal structured interviews for data collection. PARTICIPANTS: We interviewed 48 Hispanics without breast cancer but who had a family member with breast cancer; participants lived in San Antonio...

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